https://united24media.com/latest-new...n-crisis-15308Russia Is Facing a Strategic Bomber Production Crisis
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In terms of strategic aviation, the Ministry of Defense expected delivery of four Tu-160M bombers between 2022 and 2023. However, as of early 2026, only two of these aircraft have been transferred to the Russian Armed Forces. The remaining units are reportedly still undergoing preparation, though no official reason for the delay has been disclosed.
Tupolev’s Tu-22M3M modernization program has also faced setbacks. Only two aircraft have been upgraded since the program’s start in 2018, despite initial claims by the Kazan plant that 30 bombers would be modernized.
Meanwhile, the production of Tu-214 commercial airliners—an effort often cited by Russian officials as part of the country’s push for import subs ution—has lagged behind targets.
According to Defense Express, no aircraft were delivered in 2023 despite a stated goal of three units. In 2024, only one was delivered out of a planned ten.
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https://united24media.com/war-in-ukr...collapse-15245Russian Railways Spiral Into $45 Billion Debt Amid Freight Collapse
The debt of the state-owned Russian company Russian Railways (RZD) has grown to 4 trillion rubles ($45 billion). To stabilize the company, the state urgently needs to allocate 1.3 trillion rubles, or more than $10 billion. This is unfolding against the backdrop of a deep crisis in one of RZD’s most profitable segments—freight transportation.
Railways are also the main transportation artery for the Russian army. Throughout its history, Moscow has used rail as a primary means of delivering supplies to the front. This is why Russia built a railway along the land corridor to Crimea and why it prioritizes the capture of railway hubs in Ukrainian territory.
At the same time, rail transport is critical for Russia’s civilian industry. The country’s vast geography makes rail the only viable option for moving goods over long distances. This includes, for example, coal, which is delivered to ports almost exclusively by rail. In sum, the railway sector is one of the key indicators of the health of Russia’s non-military economy—and it is in poor shape.
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https://united24media.com/latest-new...ven-days-15405Russian Jets Keep Failing Mid-Flight—Fourth Emergency Landing in Seven Days
A Boeing 757 operated by Russian airline Azur Air was forced to make an emergency landing in Hanoi after one of its engines failed mid-flight, according to Russian State Media TASS on January 27.
The aircraft was en route from Nha Trang, Vietnam to Irkutsk with 238 passengers and seven crew members on board. The emergency landing proceeded normally, but the airline has warned of potential scheduling disruptions, including delays and rerouted flights.
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On January 23, another Azur Air Boeing 757 en route from Phuket, Thailand to Barnaul also suffered an engine failure and made an emergency landing in Lanzhou, China. No casualties were reported in that case either.
Later the same day, a Boeing 737 flying from Kaliningrad to Moscow experienced landing gear issues and was forced to land at Sheremetyevo Airport. No injuries were reported.
Separately, during the night of January 23, a Yakutia Airlines Boeing 737-800 traveling from Novosibirsk to Krasnoyarsk made an emergency landing after cabin pressure began to drop. According to the airline, the issue was likely caused by ice buildup in a pressurization system valve. The aircraft was carrying 158 passengers.
According to data from the Aviaincident monitoring channel, the number of technical incidents involving Russian commercial aircraft quadrupled in 2025 compared to 2024. More than 800 cases of technical malfunction resulting in flight cancellations or diversions were reported between January and the end of November.
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https://militarnyi.com/en/news/russi...s-su-57-fleet/Russia Concentrates Most of Its Su-57 Fleet at a Single Airbase
The Russian Aerospace Forces have concentrated a large share of their Su-57 fighter jets at the Dzyomgi airbase in Russia’s Khabarovsk region.
Satellite images released by the AviVector project confirm this.
The images, dated February 9, capture 15 Su-57 fighter aircraft parked in the open. Also visible at the airbase are 18 Su-35S fighter jets, three MiG-31BM interceptor aircraft, and two Mi-8 helicopters.
Overall, the number of Su-57 fighter aircraft remains limited. There is photographic evidence confirming at least 16 jets, and several additional combat aircraft have been delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces recently.
Thus, the total number of Su-57s including experimental prototypes can be estimated at around 20 to 25 units.
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https://www.kyivpost.com/post/69822Major Lukoil Refinery in Volgograd Catches Fire as 108 Drone Barrage Strikes Russia
Lukoil’s Volgograd oil refinery in Russia was reportedly damaged in an overnight drone attack on Wednesday, Feb. 11.
The Telegram channel Astra conducted an OSINT analysis of eyewitness footage.
Early Wednesday morning residents of Volgograd reported multiple explosions. Regional Governor Andrei Bocharov later confirmed a fire at a refinery in the southern part of the city.
“Russian Ministry of Defense air defense units are repelling a massive terrorist attack by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on energy and civilian infrastructure facilities in the Volgograd Region,” Bocharov wrote.
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https://www.kielins ut.de/publicat...rope-steps-up/Ukraine support after 4 years of war: Europe steps up
In 2025, European aid increased notably, with military aid allocation rising by 67 percent and financial and humanitarian aid by 59 percent compared to the annual average between 2022 and 2024. Because of the full withdrawal of the US, however, total military aid allocations to Ukraine in 2025 was 13 percent below the annual average between 2022 and 2024. The decline in humanitarian and financial aid allocation was smaller, at around -5 percent compared to the past three years, with overall volumes remaining above the levels recorded in 2022 and 2023 (all figures inflation-adjusted).
https://bsky.app/profile/prune602.bs.../3mf66ro5mwc2a‼️ Russia: “Putin nationalized the assets of every tenth billionaire on the Forbes list.”
“Between 2014 and 2025, 30 of the 311 people on the Forbes list, or approximately 9%, faced nationalization or forced asset sales under non-market conditions. Of these, 17 were among the top 100 richest businessmen of the last decade.”
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/...program-a91990Iran and Russia to Hold Joint Navy Drills as U.S. Pressures Tehran on Nuclear Program
Iran and Russia will hold joint naval drills this week, the Russian Defense Ministry and Iranian state media said Wednesday, as U.S. and Iranian officials meet in Switzerland for talks on Tehran’s nuclear program.
Russia’s military released a video showing one of its warships, the corvette Stoiky, arriving at the port city of Bandar Abbas, where Iran’s navy is based.
In a statement, the Defense Ministry said “Russian and Iranian sailors were working in tandem to ensure the safety of civilian navigation.”
Iranian state media, citing a navy spokesman, reported that joint exercises would begin on Thursday and take place in the Gulf of Oman and the Indian Ocean.
“The aim [of the drills] is to strengthen maritime security and to deepen relations between the navies of the two countries,” the spokesperson said without specifying when the exercises would end.
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https://united24media.com/latest-new...cord-low-16121Russia Arrests Head of Demographic Ins ute as Fertility Rate Plunges to Record Low
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Zhuravlev’s arrest follows complaints from two former subordinates, including a project manager and a head of the information department, who accused him of potential corruption within the ins ute.
The ins ute, established by the regional government, was tasked with creating measures to support fertility, conducting social research, and promoting “family values,” The Moscow Times wrote.
The backdrop to this scandal is Russia’s continuing demographic crisis, with birth rates falling to their lowest levels in over 200 years. In the first quarter of 2025, births dropped by 4% compared to the previous year, with 288,800 children born. This marks a historic low, according to demographer Alexei Raksha.
In 2024, Russia saw only 1.22 million births, the lowest figure since 1999, while the natural population decline reached nearly 600,000 people. After this information came to light, the Russian authorities had classified detailed data on birth rates and total population figures, according to The Moscow Times, citing Rossstat data.
Despite government efforts, such as the “Demography” national project launched in 2018, the country’s birth rate has continued to decrease for the tenth consecutive year.
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https://kyivindependent.com/drone-st...raines-border/One of Russia's most important ballistic missile factories reportedly hit in Ukrainian long-range strike, at least 11 injured
The Votkinsk Machine Building Plant — a key missile production hub in Russia's Udmurt Republic — was struck during a drone and missile attack late in the evening of Feb. 20, according to local eyewitnesses and Telegram monitoring channels.
The Votkinsk Plant is a strategic, state-owned defense enterprise and one of the most important missile factories in Russia. It produces short-range Iskander-M ballistic missiles — used frequently in attacks against Ukraine — and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), capable of carrying nuclear warheads as far as the United States.
It is also suspected that the plant produces Russia's new Oreshnik ICBM.
According to independent Russian Telegram news channel Astra, at least 11 people were reported injured as a result of the attack.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...under-pressureDeep Inside Putin’s War Machine, the Pain Is Starting to Show
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The local industrialists’ association set out a litany of troubles facing companies in a letter to a top regional official this month. It highlighted sharp falls in investment, profits, orders and production over the past year in the region of some 3 million people that’s about 500 kilometers (310 miles) east of Moscow.
The association urged local authorities to raise its concerns with President Vladimir Putin’s government in Moscow. It appealed for renewed investments, the return of preferential loan rates and faster settlement of invoices, pointing out that giant state enterprises such as the United Shipbuilding Corporation, Roscosmos, Rosatom, and Rostec were among the main culprits in overdue payments.
Payment delays may be an indication that financial stresses are spreading as contractors are forced to deplete their reserves to meet running costs or turn to costly borrowing that further erodes profitability. That’s even as state spending on defense jumped about 30% last year, while it’s projected to be largely flat in 2026.
Borrowing costs have ballooned as subsidized loans have dried up, forcing companies to pay commercial rates exceeding 20%, the association in Nizhny Novgorod said. The scale of unpaid invoices held by local businesses has surpassed 100 billion rubles ($1.3 billion), it said.
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And now Iran doesn't have a Navy. The entire fleet has been sunk.
https://english.nv.ua/nation/admiral...-50588481.htmlAdmiral Grigorovich frigate possibly hit in Russia's Novorossiysk port
Satellite images of the port after the attack by Ukrainian UAVs and sea drones showed smoke rising from one of the warships.
The vessel was identified as a frigate of the Admiral Grigorovich class.
“The Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation has three Project 11356R Burevestnik frigates,” the Crimean Wind experts said.
“Of these, Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov are in Novorossiysk, while Admiral Grigorovich is in the Mediterranean Sea.”
These are modern ships, carriers of Kalibr cruise missiles. They can carry a Ka-27/Ka-31 deck helicopter and Orlan UAVs.
On the evening of March 1, Novorossiysk came under drone attack. Telegram channels reported a large-scale fire at the local port’s oil terminal. According to Telegram channel Shot, “dozens of powerful explosions” were heard in the city.
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https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/...26-job-losses/Russian manufacturers can’t find workers—but they’re cutting the ones they have
Russian manufacturers cut jobs at the fastest rate since June 2025, even as the country’s factory sector showed faint signs of stabilizing in February, according to data from S&P Global published on Monday.
The Purchasing Managers’ Index—a monthly survey of factory bosses that tracks orders, output, and hiring, where anything below 50 signals shrinking activity—edged up to 49.5 from 49.4 in January.
But factories have now been cutting production for twelve consecutive months, and the marginal improvement came not from new activity but from firms running down existing stocks. The question for Western policymakers tracking whether economic pressure on Russia is working: is this stabilization, or a war economy learning to run on less?
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Compared to college football player compensation?
ST Trump s, REACT!
OBLITERATED!!
https://english.nv.ua/business/mosco...-50590845.htmlMoscow faces fiber optic deficit as only plant in ruins after Ukrainian strike
"A new problem has arisen in the technological sector in Russia: the authorities are forced to postpone the mandatory localization of optical fiber production for at least two years due to the shutdown of the country's only plant that produced this product," the statement wrote.
"The Ministry of Industry and Trade proposed temporarily allowing the use of imported optical fiber for the production of cables in Russia, and postponing the requirement for the mandatory use of domestic raw materials until 2028."
The reason for this decision was the shutdown of the Optovolokonnye Sistemy plant, which ceased operations following critical equipment damage after Ukrainian attack, and the existing warehouse stocks of products, as of the Russian government's estimates, will soon be exhausted.
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*rooting for Ukraine, against Putin and Russia*
Last edited by Ball Buster; 03-13-2026 at 05:38 AM.
yeah, well it's war
Russia has plenty of Nazis too
Can't save your embed fail. Are you rootin for Putin to take over all of Ukraine?
Can't save your embed fail. Are you rootin for Putin to take over all of Ukraine?
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